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Northern vs Triangulum - What's the difference?

northern | triangulum |

As adjectives the difference between northern and triangulum

is that northern is of, facing, situated in, or related to the north while triangulum is .

As a noun triangulum is

triangle.

northern

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=28, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= High and wet , passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages.}}
  • (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
  • (British) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised) .
  • Synonyms

    * boreal * septentrional

    Antonyms

    * southern * austral * meridional

    See also

    * eastern * western * oriental * occidental English adjectives ending in -en

    triangulum

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (constellation) An autumn constellation of the northern sky whose brightest three stars form a small triangle. The constellation lies near Perseus, between Aries and Andromeda.
  • (astronomy) The Triangulum Galaxy, a relatively nearby spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; .
  • Derived terms

    * Trianguli * Triangulum Australe * Triangulum Galaxy * Triangulum Minor